2008

 
 
BLESSED EASTER TO ALL!
 
       Just imagine the picture of the Savior on Easter morning who would say to the disciples and to the women "I've got to go now. Hang in there and best of luck to all of you." That would sound preposterous to all of us! The Savior would not say that!
 
       Yet Jesus did tell the disciples that the world would not easily accept the fact of the Savior who would rise from the dead on Easter morning and proclaim a victory over sin and its eternal consequences! People would persecute Christians for that belief. Persecution still continues today as people skeptically look at the Savior on the cross and the message of Easter morning!
 
       Jesus promised to "always be with us!" As Christians suffer difficulties, hardships, conflicts and insults, we are reminded by faith and the working of the Holy Spirit that Jesus continues to be our Immanuel - God with us!
 
       Therefore we continue to press onward through the valleys and even the valley of the shadow of death, but we don't press on alone. No, we have the presence of the living and resurrected Savior guiding, encouraging, refining, strengthening and protecting us all along the way. And as we continue to follow the Savior, a wonderful thing happens. God displays the richness of His grace and mercy and love through us as we continue to praise the holy name of the Lord who is with us and who continues to guide us each day until we reach our heavenly home.
 
       May the joy and strength of Easter Sunday guide each of you in that strong walk of faith in Jesus Christ! Have a blessed Easter!

 

Hallelujah
Jesus is Risen
He is Risen Indeed!
 
In Christ's Service,

 

Pastor Stenzel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EASTER LILIES

The Altar committee will again be placing an order for Easter Lilies to grace our altar for Easter.  If you would like to donate towards the purchase of these lilies, please make your checks payable to Trinity Lutheran Church and designate on the checks “For Easter Lilies”, and drop them into the offering.  If you would like your donation in memory of a loved one, please contact the church secretary directly with the memorial information.  If you have any questions, please contact Denise Wegner at 452-2241.

 

 

 

 

THE PARABLES

 

The Parables will meet on Saturday, March 8.  Details are still being decided about the activity.  One idea discussed was possible snow-shoeing.  This, of course, will depend upon snow levels.  More information will be coming in the bulletins for the exact activity and times.

COME AND JOIN US!

 

 

 

 

RESCUE MISSION

Trinity is scheduled to serve the supper meal at Great Falls Rescue Mission on Sunday, March 9, at 6 pm. If you can help serve, please contact the Church Office or sign up on the sheet located in the entranceway of the church.

 

 

A special thank you goes out to Wee Disciples, Peggy Norris and Debbie Lee for their tireless work in setting up for the Lenten Meals and for helping in providing much of the food served at the meals on Wednesday evenings!

Thank you again!

 

ADULT BIBLE STUDY - SUNDAY MORNING

How important is the event of "Creation" to the event of Easter Resurrection? Is not one tied to the other?

On March 2 the Sunday morning class will be looking at presentations by Brian Young, Director of Creation Instruction Association and his splendid review of Creation and its tremendous importance on the whole belief in Jesus Christ and His resurrection on Easter morning!

Other questions that Brian will address are: How did people live to be 900 years old, are there dinosaurs in the Bible, how did coal form and many other questions addressed.

Sunday morning Bible class is at 8:45 am meeting in the Fellowship Hall.

 

 

 

Easter Breakfast

Sponsored by the Youth Group

March 23rd

8:30 am-10:00 am

Fellowship Hall

Donations will be accepted with

matching funds through

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Please check the Narthex board

to sign up for food donations.

 

 

 

 

 

FEBRUARY SHUT-INS, & HOSPITALIZED/UNDER MEDICAL CARE

    May the Lord in His grace continue to give strength and faith, patience and peace to each of His own…Ortho Winter at Donna Lee’s Personal Care, Hildy Hartelius and Selma & Roy Stoeser at the Rainbow, Emma Millet and Bertha Schefer at Eagles Manor, Helen Bicsak and Betty Haker at the Golden Eagle Plaza and Walt & Edna Stark (members of St. Paul in Havre) at The Lodge.  Special prayers for Gladine Nehus in Helena and Leota Ryan at Cambridge Court.  Please keep in your prayers Gary Adams, Agnes Hortick, Bill & Jay Schlecht, Bill & Lucille Wegner, Lyle Cotton, Jr., Naomi Cotton, Lyle Cotton, Sr., Cheryl Mansch, James Schuman, Teddy Young, Ellen Dusek, Garland Winter, Bill Murray, Barney Keely, Alvina Presler, Lydia Laubach, Lauretta Stanfield, Rosalie Koelbel, Carter Bicsak, Ronnie Ohm, Evelyn McNaight, Lucille Mason, Sherrie Blomstrom, June Kraus, Daphne and Austyn Sellers, June Gessaman, Arlene Nelson, Emilie Senkbeil and Donna Polancheck.

 

 

 

FRIDAY LADIES BIBLE CLASS

 

The Friday Ladies Bible Class will meet in March at the home of Ann Nimmick, 3606 7th Ave. S. on the 7th and 14th from 10 am until noon.  On Friday, March 28th the ladies will enjoy a no host lunch at 11:45 am at Wheat Montana, 1116 9th St. S.  After lunch the group will go to Highgate House for hymn singing and a devotion.

 

 

 

PORTALS OF PRAYER and LUTHERAN WITNESS

It’s time to renew your subscriptions to both Portals of Prayer and the Lutheran Witness.

  The price is different than last year, PORTALS OF PRAYER IS $5.00 FOR THE REGULAR SIZE PRINT (this is the price for 25-74 copies and we currently have members and their families/friends listed at 45 copies)

  and $11.00 FOR LARGE PRINT EDITIONS.

 

The LUTHERAN WITNESS IS STILL $14.20 FOR THE REGULAR SIZE PRINT.  If you prefer a LARGE PRINT EDITION OF THE LUTHERAN WITNESS, it is available for free, just either contact the Church Office for us to order it for you, or you can call 1-888-215-2455 directly and order it.

 

Please write your name and envelope number on the front of an envelope and enclose your payment.  In order to renew your subscriptions, we must have your payments no later than SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2007.  Thank you!

 

 

 

 

 

Wee Disciples Lutheran School & Child Care Center

 

We are especially mindful of our huge privilege and responsibility to share the law and gospel in developmentally appropriate ways with the children in our care as we approach the Easter season.  The great stories of the first Easter include many powerful scenes. The women at the tomb, Peter and John's run to the tomb, the words of the angel to the women, and Jesus' appearance to the disciples in the upper room are wonderful.  In this Easter season we pray that the Lord works so powerfully in our lives that we stop "just talking" to each other, and actually hear Jesus tell us all He has done for us.  As we hear His voice, we too will run into any danger, any darkness-even a room full of excited children-to tell the Good News of His resurrection.

 

We invite everyone to our Easter Worship/Program, which will be on Tuesday, March 18th at 6:30 pm, at Trinity.  Potluck treats afterward will be a fun way to share God’s love with the families of Wee Disciples.

 

As we are registering for the new school year we are pleased and gratified that Grandparents are calling and helping make arrangements for their families Christian Education.  If you wish to register your child or if you know someone who may be interested in Christian Education at Wee Disciples, call Debbie at 799-5881 or Peggy at 799-4480.  We have opportunities for the summer program, preschool, K/1 and after school care.  Please let us know as soon as possible.

 

Easter Vacation begins with Good Friday on the 21st and we are closed - all programs.

March 24 – 28, 2008, we will be open for Childcare and plan fun activities and some academics for school age children.  If any school children from Trinity or Peace are interested, please call us to make arrangements.

 

St. Patrick's Day is March 17th and we are looking at being in the St. Patrick's Day Parade. We need a lot of volunteers to help us with this event.  If you are willing to help out please contact Peggy 799-4480 or Debbie 799-5881 at the phone numbers above.  We are asking families to accompany their child at the parade.  This is a fun way to witness to the community so it would be fun to have Trinity and Wee Disciples representatives.

Blessings,

 

Debbie Lee & Peggy Norris - Wee Disciples

 

 

A big hug and thank you to those who were brave enough to come out in the cold for the February group gathering.  You are appreciated.  The March Board Meeting will be March 4th at 2:00 pm.  The group gathering will be March 8th at 9:30 am.  At that time the nominations committee will be appointed.  Elections will be held at the April LWML Gathering.  The offices that are to be voted on will be President, Vice President of Christian Life and Vice President of Communications.  We ask that over this next month you would keep the Nominations Committee in prayer.  If the Nominations Committee were to call you, please prayerfully consider what our Father would want you to do.  Hostesses will be Marjory Fischer and Donna Hayes. 

                                    Blessings to all,

                                    Sylvia Adams

 

 

 

STEWARDSHIP - BEING GOD'S TRUSTEE!

What all is in the bag of gifts that God has given to me?

 

Does God trust you with the gifts that He has given? Indeed He does for the Christian lives by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ! That sentence means that God's children get gifts that they don't necessarily deserve to get!

 

Peter writes in I Peter 4:7-11 "The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. Above all, love each other deeply. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in various forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen."

 

Showing thankfulness to others is a part of being God's trustee. Why not take some time during the next couple of weeks to thank those people who have enriched your lives.

 

Also consider the gift of God's grace - the empowering and eternal gift of God's forgiveness in Jesus Christ. How does God's forgiveness in Christ affect you in your daily life?

 

In summary God places a wide variety of resources in my bag - to be used as God's steward [trustee].

 

God gives gifts for the "common good" - and they are developed with help from others [learning to serve by seeing the good example others give].

 

What I am is God's gift to me. What I become is my response to God. I'm God's steward.

 

Prayer: Heavenly Father, giver of all gifts, maker and owner of all that exists, enable me to live with an attitude of gratitude every day. Help me to continually discover, develop, and deploy the gifts You have entrusted to me. Help me to make the most of the time You give me in this world, and help us all to confess, "We give You but Your own, in any gifts we bring; all that we have is Yours alone, a trust from You, our King!" In Jesus' name. Amen.

Anniversaries – March, 2008

 

Mar.

3

Paul ♥ Irene Ghekiere

Mar.

12

James ♥ Charnel Woerner

 

4

Daniel ♥ Jennifer Woods

 

21

Bruce ♥ Shirley McKnight

 

6

Leonard ♥ Rosalie Koelbel

 

28

Donald ♥ Debra Lee

 

Birthdays March, 2008

 

Mar.

1

Kathleen Hall

Mar.

18

Leonard Storhaug

 

 

Randi Meehan

 

19

Sylvia Adams

 

2

Rachel Hill

 

 

Kelcie Pearsall

 

3

Michael Bicsak

 

 

Elaine Remus

 

 

Jim Hutchinson

 

 

Joyce Stanger

 

 

Sherri VanVleet

 

20

Patrick O’Moore

 

5

Matthew Clark Jr.

 

 

Leota Ryan

 

 

Trinity Legg

 

21

Barry Johnston

 

 

James Schuman

 

 

Donald Lee

 

7

Alan Larsen

 

22

Mildred Birkholz

 

8

Derek Jones

 

 

Cheryl Dalla Mura

 

9

Agnes Hortick

 

 

Mick Kessel

 

 

Tracy Metrick

 

23

Breann Metrick

 

 

Rose Shelden

 

24

Beverly Ball

 

10

Lyland Cotton Sr.

 

 

Shelly Vernon

 

11

Trina Mans

 

 

Juanita Winter

 

13

Marjory Fischer

 

25

Elizabeth Quickenden

 

 

Patty Martin

 

26

Isabelle Grosenick

 

14

Lonnie Johnson

 

27

Jay Schlecht

 

 

Ryan Nommensen

 

28

Audrey Remus

 

15

Ronald Copp

 

31

Ivan Buhmann

 

 

Nicole Hess

 

 

Kaci Felstet

 

16

Courtney Western

 

 

Gerald Mans

 

17

Ruth Schwartzenberger

 

 

Bert Waetzig

 

18

Shawn Shaw

 

 

 

 

Baptismal Birthdays – March, 2008

 

Mar.

1

Monica Frohberg

 

18

Shirley McKnight

 

 

Leota Ryan

 

20

Kaden Hill

 

3

Rosalie Koelbel

 

24

Alan Larsen

 

5

Trina Mans

 

 

Alvina Presler

 

8

Joseph Nommensen

 

 

Myrtle Storhaug

 

9

Anita Erickson

 

 

Jessi Webb

 

 

OD Jones III

 

26

Beverly Ball

 

 

Mattie Norris

 

 

Isabelle Grosenick

 

10

Meeghan Healy

 

27

Jerry Grosenick

 

 

Blaize Wegner